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The rise of the autonomous machines
Dr Russ Morrison of BMT WBM discusses how the mining industry has addressed its skills shortage through automated systems.

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Modelling in port development, planning and design
Suren Vakil of BMT Consultants India discusses how simulation and modelling tools can be used to ensure that port infrastructure is designed to be operationally robust.

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Using simulation as a training tool to improve maritime safety
Realistic training for the PlayStation generation: Paul Morter of BMT ARGOSS explains the evolution of BMT’s real-time ship-handling and manoeuvring simulator.

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3D Visualisation - a window onto the virtual world
Simon Luck of BMT Defence Services talks about how 3D visualisation has added an extra dimension to many elements of the design process.